Compact container



1,698,266 T. KIRBY COMPACT CQNTAINE'R Filed July s, 192s 7 INVENTOR .PATENT OFFICE.

.{IHEODORE KIRBY, OF'NEW YORK, 1\T.4 Y.

COMPACT CONTAINER.

Application filed July 3, 1926. Serial No. 120,404.

My invention'relates to containers and refers particularly to containers suitable for .powder compacts. 4

Among the objects of my invention is a 6 powder compact container capable of carrying a plurality of compacts, the container having a slidable cover of such construction that it may be moved to expose any particular compact and which will be maintained in 1.0 removable locked position during the exposure of either compacty and when all of the compacts are in unexposed position.

A further object of my invention is a container carrying a `mirror so positioned as to 15 be in exposed position when either of the compacts is exposed, and which will be in convenient position during such compact exposure.` v

The above and other valuable and advantageous properties of the device of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of v my specification and the accompanying draw- 1n s.

n the accompanying drawing illustrating lar -parts are designated by similar numerals. Figure 1 is a top view of one form of the device of my invention.

" Figure 2 is a cross-section through the line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a cross-section through the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross-section through the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view' of the slidable cover partly broken away for clearness of description.

The particular form of the container of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings comprises a compact receptacle having the bottom 10. and the upwardly extended vsides 11 and 12 and ends 13 and 14.

Extending longitudinally of the receptacle and spaced from the sides thereof are two one form of the device of my invention, simipartitions 15 and 16 to which are attached l the two members 17 and 18, the upper'por- Spaced from the two partitions 23 and 24 and ixedly attached to the bottom 10 is a mid-partition 27 dividing the receptacle into two compartments 28 and 29.

Fixedly attached to the side 12 at 30 is a flat spring catch 31, the upper, or free, end of' which passes through an opening 32 in the plate 18. A slidable'member, or button, 33 passes through the side 12, the inward movement of which presses the spring catch 31 inwardly. y

A slidable cover 34 has inturned edges 35, 36'to slide within the grooves 21 and 22. One side of the cover has notches, or openings,v37, 38 and .39, into which the spring catch 31 can enter andvfrom which it can be removed by pressure upon the button 33 for purposes described later. A mirror 40 is carried by the cover.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Vv'hen the device is closed, that is when the cover 34 covers both compartments, the

spring 31 is within the notch 38, thus locking the device in closed position. When it is desirous of obtaining access to the powder coml-pact 41 and powder pui 42 in compartment 29, the button33 is pushed inwardly thus removingthe catch 31 from the notch 38 and' allowing-a slidable movement to the cover, as soon as a movement is given the cover, pressure is released fromthe button 33 and the cover movement continued until the catch 31 enters the notch 39, thus preventing further movement, the arrangement of parts is such that this interrupted movement exposes com-l partment 29v while compartment 28 is'still covered.

When it -is desired to obtain access to the powder compact 43 and the powder pul 44 in compartment 8, the movement of the' cover l34 is reverse the entrance of the catch 31 in notch 37 preventing further movement. The members 45 and 46 serve to retain the powder compact 41 carried by the base 47 and the members 48 and 49 s'erve to retain the powder compact 43 carried by the base 50.

It is to be noted that when either compartment is exposed, the device Imay be held c in one hand, thus exposingl the contents of that compartment and the mirror, an arrangement of great convenience.

The cover may be entirelyremoved from the receptacleg'if desired, by pressing the butyton 31 and continuing the movement of the cover beyond either notch 37 or 39.

I do not limit-myself to the particular size,

shape, number or arrangement of parts asy combination, a receptacle having a bottom,"

two ends and two sides, the upper portion oi' each side extending above said ends and being bent inwardly; a longitudinally posi tioned partition spaced from each side and attached thereto, the upper portion of each said partition being bent upwardly to form a groove; a laterally positioned partition spaced from each end and attached thereto, the upper portion of each said partition being bent inwardly at right angles, a lateral partition within said receptacle forming two compartments, a slidable cover for said receptacle slidable within said longitudinal grooves and means for releasably locking the cover from movement when it is positioned to expose either one of the compartments while the other compartment is covered.

2. In a powder compact container, capable of containing a pluralit of compacts, in combination, a receptacle ends and two sides, the upper portion of each side extending above Said ends and being bent inwardly; a longitudinally positioned partit-ion spaced from each side and attached thereto, the upper portion of each said partition being bent upwardly to form a groove; a laterally positioned partiti 11 spaced from each end and attached thereto, the upper portion of each side partition being bent inward-y ly at right angles, a lateral partition within said receptacle forminof two compartments, a slidable cover for said receptacle slidable within said longitudinal grooves, a plurality oi' notches .withirif'the cover, spring catch means carried by tlereceptacle sopositioned that its insertion within-sthejcover notches will releasably lock the coverto conceal `.either compartment and expose the other cppipartment and means exterior of thedevice for releasing the catch from locking engagement.

Signed at New York city in t-hecounty of aving a bottom, twoy New York and 4State of New York this 28 day of June, 1926.

p TH'EoDoRE KIRBY. 

